We deep dive into the unknown circumstances around the deaths of two unidentified descendent cases. In this episode we are looking into the Tattnal County John Doe & The Cheerleader in the Trunk cases. We apologize for how stuffy we sound in this episode we were both pretty sick when we recorded the episode. Citations: Unidentified Awareness Wiki. …

In January of 1980, twenty-one-year-old Helene Pruszynski was interning at a radio station in Denver, Colorado. At the end of her shift she left to take the bus home to her aunt and uncles' home in Englewood, Colorado. She never arrived. The next day her brutalized body was found in a barren field. Her murder would go unsvolved for forty years. Fin…

Tammy Schuster is a psychic medium, life coach and paranormal investigator in northern Michigan. In this episode we talk about her experience as a medium, her beliefs about good and evil and her experiences doing paranormal investigations. You can find Tammy on her website here: https://www.tammyschuster.com/ Show Sponsor: The Troubled Spirits Seri…

This is a short update with information about some changes happening on the podcast. Primarily those include the name change from Bitter Endings to Between Light and Dark as well as new episodes featuring interviews with mediums and paranormal investigators in addition to true crime cases.By JR Erickson

Two cases of unidentified descendants are featured today as Ash and Nat deep dive into two cold cases. One is a VT case and the other out of Texas. Join us as we begin our journey with Cold & Buried.

The horrors began in Scarborough, Ontario in Canada in 1987 with the rape of a young woman who was attacked in front of her parents’ home. Eventually the rapist would gain a partner and escalate his crimes from rape to murder. The couple behind the terrible crimes would eventually be dubbed the Ken and Barbie killers. Show notes: The Biter Endings …

It was March 21st of 1980, and residents of Newport, Rhode Island were on the cusp of spring and 19-year-old Diane Drake was in the spring of her life. A time when most young people have given little thought to their own mortality. Unfortunately for Diane, that March would be her last. After departing for work on that stormy Friday, she was abducte…

It was after eleven pm on April 4th, 1991 in Clinton, Missouri when twenty-year-old Angela Hammond’s friends dropped off at her car which was parked in a grocery store parking lot. She walked to the payphone and called her fiancé. As they spoke a man in a green pickup truck pulled up to the phones and violently abducted Angela. Horrified, her fianc…

It was May 12th, 2018, an ordinary day in the life of Joleen Cummings, but one tinged with excitement because the next day was her birthday and Mother’s Day. The mother of three worked her shift at Tangles Hair Salon in Yulee, Florida. What came after would be a mystery that baffled her family, friends, and investigators. It appeared that Joleen ha…

Mina Dekker was just nineteen years old when she walked into work in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 4th, 1938. She would never walk back out. Sometime in a span of mere minutes while she was alone, someone walked into the building and brutally beat Mina Dekker to death. Show Notes at Bitter Endings Show Sponsor: Ashes Beneath Her (a North…

Today's episode covers two unrelated murders that I originally released on my Patreon as mini episodes. Eve Wilkowitz was murdered in New York IN 1980 and the idenity of heR killer would remain unknown for more than forty years. Christina Harris was murdered in Michigan in 2014. Her family would spend years demanding justice when police ruled her d…

It's that time of the year nerdlings where we kick off the season with our 3rd Annual Halloweenaganza! Join Ash & I around that fire as we ask each other silly Halloween themed questions, discuss our fave candy, and tell a couple creepy stories! Thanks for listening to yet another round of spooky fun!…

Saturday, October 24th, 1953, was an otherwise ordinary day for fifteen-year-old Evelyn Hartley. She left her home to babysit the young daughter of her father’s colleague. That evening as many of the community in La Crosse, Wisconsin were attending a homecoming game, someone would enter the house where Evelyn was babysitting and violently abduct he…

This episode of the Bitter Endings Podcast was originally a mini episode for Patreon members. It features two unrelated cases of girls who vanished and were later found murdered. Caroll Ann Cole and Stacey Chahorski were both young women from Michigan who went missing and met with foul play in other states. Show notes: https://bitterendingspod.com/…

It was September 7th, 1979, a time of freedom for young people including twelve year old Lesia Michelle Jackson who lived in Conroe, Texas. That Friday the shy, blonde Lesia swam in the lake after school. When she emerged from the water, she had no idea that the day would be her last. That evening Lesia disappeared, her brutalized body would be fou…

It was labor day, usually a time for celebrating but for Valerie Pride and her two daughters it would be the last day of their lives. Valerie was just 24 years old on September 6th, 1982. She’d just moved into a beautiful new home with her beloved little girls, Shonita who was eight and Duana who was four. She could not have imagined when the she p…

The weekend of October 3rd, 1997 began as a fun weekend of camping for fourteen year old Lauren Barry and sixteen year old Nichole Collins in Kalaru area near Bega, Australia. Hanging with friends, horseback riding and siting around the bonfire were the extent of their plans. However, on Sunday October 5th, the girls made a fateful choice to leave …

Almost five decades ago on January 23rd, 1974, 56-year-old Athalia Ponsell Lindsley was brutally attacked and murdered on the front steps of her home in St. Augustine, Florida. A month later, a man was arrested and charged with her murder—and yet, to this day, the case remains officially unsolved. Shiw notes: https://bitterendingspod.com/podcast/at…

This is episode 2 of the MacDonald Murders. You’ll want to listen to episode 41 before listening to today’s episode. Part 2 begins with the convening of a grand jury hearing to examine the evidence that Jeffrey MacDonald murdered his wife, Colette and daughters, Kimberly and Kristen. Show sources: https://bitterendingspod.com/podcast/macdonaldmurde…

This is a two part case on the murders of Colette, Kimberly, and Kristen MacDonald. They should have had it all and for a time it seemed they did. Jeffrey MacDonald was a surgeon and a green beret. Colette MacDonald was his beautiful, doting wife, pregnant with their son. They had had two lovely daughters, Kimberly and Kristin. The life before them…

We set out to cover the case of DB Cooper the infamous plane hijacker, what we didn't anticipate was that our special guests would actually heist our episode of CTN for some silly shenanigans. Thanks for listening to our sort of episode about DB Cooper! https://www.firstencounterpodcast.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-encounter-a-v…

It was a cold Michigan night on March 12th, 2004 when 39-year-old Mary Denise Lands vanished without a trace in Marshall, Michigan. Allegedly she got into an argument with her boyfriend Chris Pratt that evening and leaving her cell phone and keys to her Dodge Durango behind, she walked into the frigid night. She was never seen again. Show notes: ht…

Welcome to our Heist Month Kickoff! We have a special guest Kevin, from the Jury Room Podcast, joining us to discuss the mysterious case of the Isabella Gardner Museum Heist from 1990. It's a laugh-filled episode this time around and we hope you all enjoy this famous unsolved art heist! References: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/ https://www.gardner…

Welcome nerdlings to the CTN Breakdown of the Opelika Jane Doe. Joining us today are special guests Jason Futch and Alexis Meniefield two advocates for the case of Opelika Jane Doe. They joined us to break down baby girl doe's case and took time to answer all our questions regarding this little girl's case. Thanks for listening nerdlings!…

Hey there nerdlings welcome to this ctn breakdown that will focus on Delta Dawn. We will cover the Opelika Jane Doe case next week with some special guests. Thanks for listening! Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/horror-house/id1482552077 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/did-not-need-to-know/id1595369766…

If life had unfolded for Susan Smith the way it did for most residents of Pikeville, Kentucky, she never would have met FBI agent Mark Putnam. But life is unpredictable and in Susan’s case, a relationship which should have been among the safest in her life turned out to be the deadliest. Susan vanished on June 8th, 1989. It would be a year before h…

Welcome nerdlings to another installment of CTN! Today Ash and Nat discuss two cases of baby jane does, one that has recently been partially solved and one that is still ongoing. Join us as we discuss the cases of Delta Dawn & the Opelika Jane Doe Citations: Citations: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/local/2020/12/04/baby-jane-toddler-murd…

It was a windy October night in 1995 when the family of Debora Green and Michael Farrar was forever ripped apart. A fire had started at an upscale house in Prairie Village, Kansas, and by the time it had run its course, the once immaculate home would be little more than charred ruins. Amongst those ruins lay the bodies of 12 year old Tim Farrar and…

Join us this episode as we dive into two cases from 1988 that would have two small towns trying desperately to identify two young women found murdered and abandoned. This episode is the Canaan & Jenkins County Jane Does References: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/113ufga.html https://gbi.georgia.gov/cases/unidentified-remains/jenkins-county-asian-…

Welcome Nerdlings to the final breakdown episode of Monster in Our Midst: Serial Killer Israel Keyes. This breakdown we dissect the final messages from Keyes as well as any lingering thoughts or theories on the case as a whole.By Crime Time Nerds Podcast

Welcome to the finale of Monster In Our Midst. Tonight we tackle the final outcome of Israel Keyes's crimes, and his fate as well as the state of the case today. References: https://vault.fbi.gov/israel-keyes/israel-keyes-part-01-of-08/view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL6g2AvxJog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQuHxmTOx2A https://www.youtube.c…

Welcome Nerdlings to the CTN breakdown for our take on part 3 of our series on serial killer Israel Keyes. We dive into the murder of 18 year old Samantha Koenig and the subsequent arrest of Israel Keyes. Join us as we analyze the aspects of the case so far. CTN Merch https://crimetimenerds.threadless.com Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/CTNFBGroup…

This is part 3 of our 4 part series on Serial Killer Israel Keyes. We're looking into the abduction and murder of Israel Keyes's final victim, 18 year old Samantha Koenig from Anchorage Alaska. References: https://www.khq.com/news/fbi-releases-details-of-samantha-koenigs-abduction-murder/article_d5077784-11ed-5998-88fa-0042b550d444.html https://www…

It was an ordinary morning in Helena, Montana for nineteen-year-old Pamela Dorrington on February 17th, 1968. Pamela slept in her second story apartment, her black lab nearby, as her cousin and roommate left for her shift at the hospital. Pam’s roommate would return that afternoon to find Pam gone. The vanishing of Pamela Dorrington would spur a ma…

Welcome Nerdlings to the CTN breakdown for our take on part 2 of our series on serial killer Israel Keyes. Ash & Nat dive into the murders of Bill and Lorraine Currier and analyze the aspects of the case so far. CTN Merch https://crimetimenerds.threadless.com Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/CTNFBGroup…

Join us for this minisode within our series about Serial Killer Israel Keyes. We will be discussing the 4th potential victim of Israel Keyes, Debra Feldman, and her disappearance and assumed murder in April of 2009. https://crimetimenerds.threadless.com Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/CTNFBGroup Citations: https://www.nj.com/bergen/2013/12/a_son_tor…

It was a chilly spring day on May 8th, 2002 when a farmer drove onto his wooded property in Ottowa County, Michigan. It was an area where he grew and harvested blueberries. As he drove through the property he made a chilling discovery. A burned body lay in a trunk in an area of scorched forest. The murder victim would remain unidentified for more t…

This is part 2 of our 4 part series on Serial Killer Israel Keyes. Today's episode we will be covering the murder of Vermont couple, Bill & Lorraine Currier at the hands of Israel Keyes back in 2011. The abduction and subsequent murders of the couple would forever change the small town of Essex Jct. Vermont. CTN Merch https://crimetimenerds.threadl…

Welcome Nerdlings to the CTN breakdown for our take on part 1 of our series on serial killer Israel Keyes. Ash & Nat dive into the past of the illusive serial killer and analyze his early patterns and behaviors. CTN Merch https://crimetimenerds.threadless.com Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/CTNFBGroup…

She looked like an ordinary housewife, a mother, a grandmother. Full bodied, always smiling as she prepared dinners and baked pies. But the innocent appearance of Nannie Doss belied a much darker, much uglier persona. Nannie was a murderess, a woman who killed not only callously, but casually, eliminating husbands and members of her own family with…

This is part 1 of our 4 part series on Serial Killer Israel Keyes. We will be diving deep in this episode into just who this real life monster was, his past, his origins, and how the now infamous murders of his began. His murders span from Washington to Vermont to Alaska, and to this day there is not much known about the serial killer who once hid …

Welcome Nerdlings to our very first CTN Breakdown. It's the place where Ash and I dissect the case we previously covered and dive in deep discussing theories and our case thoughts. Last week we covered the still Unsolved New Bedford Highway Serial killer and this week we're driving along I-95 to chat together about our thoughts on just who this kil…

Today we discuss the still unsolved case of a rash of serial killings that struck New Bedford Massachusetts in the 1980's. A serial killer drove the highways of I-95 murdering 11 women of the course of a few months. It's possible that killer is still driving the highways to this day, looking for their next victim, never having been caught. Citation…

It was Sunday, April 12th, 1992 when nineteen-year-old Amanda Davies left her home in Dansville, Michigan to meet a friend. She would never return home. Eleven days later her brutally murdered body would be found in an isolated location in Mason, Michigan. Complete show notes: https://bitterendingspod.com/podcast/amandadavies Show sponsor: https://…

Welcome Nerdlings! On Today's episode Ash regals us with a quick discussion about the gruesome but necessary functions of a Body Farm. We learn a little bit more about how Body Farms aid investigators in better understanding decomposition of the human body.By Nat & Ash

Welcome Nerdlings to the 2nd annual Halloweenaganza!!! It's also our season 3 premier! Come listen and join us while we share some more spooky stories and some laughs, from the Green Mountain state! https://www.newspapers.com/image/355548971/?terms=strange%20tale&match=1 https://vermonter.com/vermonts-deep-frozen-folks/ http://evanhike.blogspot.com…

It’s been fifty two years, more than five decades, since a terrible mystery that continues to haunt a small northern Michigan town occurred. It was Halloween day, October 31st 1969, when 16 year old Patricia Spencer and 15 year old Pamela Hobley walked away from Oscoda High school in Oscoda, Michigan. They had fun plans for the evening, which inclu…

It was an unseasonably warm day on March 13th, 1996 when 25-year-old Danielle Shinaver finished work and prepared for an evening hanging out with friends at her new apartment. Danielle’s life had not been easy, but the tide was turning and things were looking up. However, sometime in the early morning hours of March 14th, 1996 a person entered Dani…

It was the kind of crime that lingered, that ripped apart families, that left detectives sleepless and wondering. It was October 28th, 1994, just three days before Halloween when the bodies of twenty-three-year-old Stacy Ann Falcon-Dewey and her three-year-old son Jacob were found shot and discarded in the middle of an isolated street in Renton, Wa…

It was December 7th, 1993, weeks away from Christmas when eighteen-year-old Rosie Larner climbed into a car in the cold, early morning hours in Lansing Michigan. She had no reason to be afraid. She was with friends, people she loved and trusted. She did not know she was hours away from breathing her blast breath, and that her brutal murder would se…